Otons Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Otons Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Otons Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Otons occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otons? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Otons are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Otons is mostly found in: Lagos, where 83 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Outons911/
Ottons911/
Ostons910/
Hostons831/
Atons809/
Etons806/
Utons803/
Otuns802/
Otoms801/
Otans801/
Houstons772/
Outhonse770/
Gatons73115/
Athons7319/
Otunse7315/
Ottuns733/
Astons733/
Hutons732/
Gotuns731/
Etuons731/
Atonse731/
Oitans731/
Ohtans731/
Hotans731/
Huttons67164/
Hastons675/
Otuonje674/
Ashtons671/
Atonsse671/
Gothans671/
Gattons670/
Hattons670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otons
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